<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><b>THE MICHIGAN FEDERATION OF MUSIC CLUBS</b></div><div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>HIGH SCHOOL STRING AWARD</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass</i></div></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;">1st Place $500</div><div style="text-align: left;">2nd Place $400</div></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;"> Sunday, March 20, 2011</div><div style="text-align: left;">Okemos Community Church</div><div style="text-align: left;">Okemos, Michigan</div></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;">Application Deadline</div><div style="text-align: left;">February 17, 2011</div></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"> </div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">ELIGIBILITY:</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Applicants must be in grade 11 or 12 and a resident of Michigan.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Applicants must be a member of a federated club, or pay a special membership </div><div style="text-align: left;"> fee of $12 to Michigan Federation of Music Clubs.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Application fee of $10, also paid to Michigan Federation of Music Clubs</div><div style="text-align: left;"> There is a limit of 12 applicants for this award. The first 12 will be accepted.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Previous winners are ineligible</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div><div style="text-align: left;">AUDITION REQUIREMENTS</div><div style="text-align: left;"> • One selection from each of the following categories:</div><div style="text-align: left;">(1) Baroque or Classical</div><div style="text-align: left;">(2) Romantic or Contemporary</div><div style="text-align: left;">• One selection must be comparable to the suggested repertoire list. The second selection is left to the discretion of the contestant.</div><div style="text-align: left;">• One selection must be memorized.</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Contestant must provide own accompanist.</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Selections with accompaniment must be performed with accompaniment.</div><div style="text-align: left;">• Total performance time will be limited to 15 minutes.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div align="center"><div style="text-align: left;"><br></div><div style="text-align: left;">For application forms or further information, please contact</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="mailto:violady@aol.com">Pat Smith</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">1911 Birchwood, Okemos MI 48864 </div><div style="text-align: left;">517-349-1230 or <a href="mailto:violady@aol.com">violady@aol.com</a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div></body></html>